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* [https://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers. | * [https://simpleoptout.com/ SimpleOptOut] – Direct links to opt out of data brokers. | ||
**[https://easyoptouts.com/ EasyOptOuts] – Automated data broker opt-out service. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small> | **[https://easyoptouts.com/ EasyOptOuts] – Automated data broker opt-out service. <small>'''[Subscription needed]'''</small> | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 25 October 2025
Ad & tracking blockers
- Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
- uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
- LocalCDN – Replaces third-party CDNs with local resources to block trackers.
Anti-scam resources
- Have I Been Pwned – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
- CFPB – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
- ScamAdviser – Analyze websites for trustworthiness.
- VirusTotal/Hybryd Analysis – Scan files and websites for malware.
Archival tools
- Wayback Machine - World’s largest internet archival service
- archive.today - Smaller internet archival service for excluded websites (ex: Twitter/X, Facebook)
- SingleFile - Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally
- ArchiveBox - Self-hosted website archival tool
Corporate accountability & recalls
- Better Business Bureau (BBB) – Lookup business complaints and file your own.
- SaferProducts.gov – U.S. product recall and complaint site.
- FDA Recalls – Drug and food recall database.
Legal & complaint filing
- Consumer Reports – Independent product reviews and ratings.
- Ripoff Report – Public consumer complaint database.
- ClassAction.org – View or join consumer class-action lawsuits.
Repair & Open designs
- iFixit – Open repository of device repair instructions.
- Open Source Ecology – Open source machinery designs.
Price & product transparency
- CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
- Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
- TrueStar – Analyzes Amazon reviews for manipulation. [Subscription needed]
Privacy & surveillance tools
- SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
- EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service. [Subscription needed]
Subscription & dark pattern tracking
- Trim – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
- Goodbudget – Budgeting app with debt tracker. [Subscription needed]
- Terms of Service; Didn’t Read – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
- Deceptive Design – Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
- Dark Pattern Games – A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted gamer.